Supporting transition to net zero
A new forum to facilitate engagement, discussion and initiatives to support the UK fleet, including aquaculture service vessels, in the transition to net zero, has been established, chaired by NFFO…
Ramping up the safety message
The latest Home and Dry campaign from the Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG) is turning the spotlight on reducing capsize incidents after the UK's worst year in the last decade…
Seafish has secured funding to continue subsidising safety training for anyone working on commercial fishing vessels in Scotland. Image: Seafish
Seafish secures Scottish Government funding to continue free training
The drive to make Scotland’s fishing industry safer has had a welcome boost thanks to funding announced by the Scottish Government. The funds will be used by Seafish to continue…
UK fleet’s turnover dropped by 17% in 2020
UK fishing fleet’s tough pandemic year
Initial Seafish economic performance estimates for 2020 show a total operating profit of the UK fishing fleet having dropped by almost a fifth in 2020. Operating profit fell by 19%…
The UK fishing industry has turned over an annual £1 billion for the last three years
British fishing’s billion pound turnover
The UK fleet recorded its third £1 billion turnover year in a row in 2019, according to figures published by Seafish. Seafish’s The Economics of the UK Fishing Fleet 2019…
Seafish has published its 2019 Fleet Economic Performance review for the UK fishing fleet
‘Calm before the storm’ report on UK fishing fleet
Seafish has published 2019 economic performance estimates for the UK fishing fleet, based on preliminary landings data for 2019 and the results of Seafish’s 2019 fleet survey. ‘This data from…
Seafish has handed over the Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard to Global Seafood Assurances
Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard sets course for best practice
The final Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS) has been publicly shared and officially handed over from Seafish to Global Seafood Assurances, following a two-year, open and collaborative development process. Global…
Seafish has created critical worker certificates available for fishermen and other key seafood industry workers
Critical worker certificates available for fishermen and key seafood workers
Seafish has created critical worker certificates that can be issued on request for fishermen and other key workers in seafood businesses to use when travelling to and from work or…
Owners of UK-registered vessels have until the end of the month to apply for a refund against the cost of PLB-equipped lifejackets. Image: Survitec
Deadline looming for lifejacket funding
Lifesaving equipment specialist Survitec is encouraging owners of UK-registered commercial fishing vessels to take part in a scheme to improve safety and eliminate predictable fatalities across the fishing industry. Applications…
David Warwick will be running the Seafish flume tank courses in future
David Warwick joins Seafish as fishing gear technologist
With more than 30 years of fishing experience behind him, David Warwick has joined Seafish as its new fishing gear technologist, taking over from Mike Montgomerie who retired at the…